Bento boxes and gear for geeks with lunch breaks

Whether you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift or getting ready for a New Year's resolution to pack more lunches, a bento box that proudly proclaims your latest geek-culture obsession could be just the ticket.

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But back to our current timestream. Everything in the gallery below was available at the time of posting. Dedicated bento suppliers ship internationally and usually provide exact prices in different currencies; any additional factors should be explained on the website (here in the US I've ordered from Japan and Europe without customs trouble). In addition to the major sites, eBay is a surprisingly reasonable source as long as you compare prices elsewhere before buying.

Finally, if you're giving bento gear as a gift, it never hurts to throw in a copy of "The Just Bento Cookbook" (also available in the UK and several other countries) or point them to the extremely useful Just Bento website. The author provides timelines (appeals to engineers!) and lots of combos of recipes that pack well and are really simple to make. You can workup to a Cthurkey.